Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Tamia performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. In 1994, after signing a development deal with Warner Bros. Records, she was asked by veteran producer Quincy Jones to appear on his album ''

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'' (1995), earning her Grammy Award nominations for their collaboration on " You Put a Move on My Heart" and " Slow Jams". Her self-titled debut album was released in 1998 and followed by a series of successful albums with

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, including '' A Nu Day'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2004). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including " So Into You", " Stranger in My House" and "

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" as well as her collaborations " Into You", "

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" and " Spend My Life with You". Since her departure from Elektra, Tamia has released most of her projects independently on her own label Plus One Music Group, through ventures with

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, eOne Music and others. In 2015, her sixth album '' Love Life'' debuted and peaked at number two on ''

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''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming her highest-charting album on the chart. A

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recipient for her work with singer Eric Benét, Tamia is a six-time Grammy Award nominee and has been nominated for numerous other awards and accolades, including a Soul Train Music Award, a Source Award and four Juno Awards. She has been married to former basketball player

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since 1999; they have two daughters. Diagnosed with

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in 2003, Tamia is an advocate for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) on behalf of others affected by the disease.

Early life

Tamia was born in Windsor, Ontario. The only daughter of a white father and black mother, Barbara Washington-Peden, she has three younger brothers named Tiras, Tajhee, and Trajan. Peden gave birth to Tamia when she was 17 years old and raised her children as a

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in the projects between Glengarry Avenue and McDougall Street in downtown Windsor. Aside from the music she heard and sang at church, Tamia was exposed to diverse music from an early age by her mother. As early as age six, she was on stage singing at the local church, and by age 12, had already been involved in several musicals which helped hone her musical skills. Tamia studied piano and voice with renowned Windsor musician, Eugene Davis, who was also instrumental in encouraging her to pursue her vocal talent. It was not long before she was able to develop her skills in the Walkerville Centre for Creative Arts program for visual and performing arts students, introduced at

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in Windsor. Along with attending high school at Walkerville, she made several appearances in local theater and choral concerts before winning Canada's prestigious YTV Vocal Achievement Award in 1993. In 1994, Tamia performed at a

benefit in Aspen, Colorado when she met music manager,

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's ex-wife Brenda Richie, who was cosponsoring the event and introduced herself to Tamia after the show. A few months later, Tamia, who was being courted by Warner Bros. Records at the time, called Richie to say that she was coming to Los Angeles for a photo session, resulting in her lasting stay and a management deal with Richie. Weeks later, Richie arranged for her to perform at a star-studded party that she held for singer

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. Her performance reportedly impressed all in attendance, including veteran producer Quincy Jones, who took notice and later offered her the chance to appear on his album ''

'' (1995).

Career

1995–1998: Collaborations and ''Tamia''

" You Put a Move on My Heart", a Mica Paris cover, was one out of several Jones songs Tamia recorded vocals for. Selected as the first single from ''Q's Jook Joint'', it became a moderate commercial success, reaching the top twenty of the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but earned acclaim from critics, resulting in a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 39th ceremony. Tamia along with Babyface, Portrait, and Barry White received a second nomination that night for " Slow Jams", the second single from Jones' album, which fared similarly on the charts, peaking at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and received a third nod in the

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category for her performance on "

", a collaboration with singers

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, Gladys Knight, and

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for the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture '' Set It Off''. A top thirty success on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it was certified gold by the

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(RIAA). In 1997, Tamia made her film debut in the action-thriller '' Speed 2: Cruise Control''. Playing the cruise liner's musical entertainer, she performed the

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-penned single "Make Tonight Beautiful", which was released as part of the film's soundtrack. The same year, she has also appeared in television sitcoms such as '' Rock Me Baby'' and '' Kenan and Kel'' and recorded the all-star charity single "Love Shouldn't Hurt" for the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse along with All-4-One, Michael Bolton, and others. Following this, Jones enlisted the services of several producers to work on Tamia's debut self-titled album, including Jermaine Dupri, Tim & Bob, and Mario Winans, many of which would become frequent producers on subsequent projects. Upon its April 1998 release, ''Tamia'' received a mixed to positive reception by critics, who complimented Tamia's vocal performance and the progression from her earlier recordings but found the material uneven. It debuted and peaked at number sixty-seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Five singles were released from the album, including the top twenty entries "

" and " So into You". In 1999, ''Tamia'' garnered the singer two

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nominations for Best New Solo Artist and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year.

1999–2005: ''A Nu Day'' and ''More''

In 1999, Tamia collaborated with American singer Eric Benét on his single " Spend My Life with You". The song reached the top of ''Billboard''s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and earned her a fourth Grammy Award nomination as well as the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song. Frustrated by Qwest's label politics, Tamia transitioned to

the same year and began worked on her second album '' A Nu Day''. Rapper-producer

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, frequent co-producer

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, Dallas Austin and Shep Crawford worked with Tamia on the majority project, which she declared "not as ballad-driven as" her debut album and felt it was "more aggressive in terms of the formats of the songs". Released in October 2000, ''A Nu Day'' received a mixed response from critics, who complimented her more stylish sound but found the material inconsistent. It debuted and peaked at number forty-six on the ''Billboard'' 200 and became her first top ten entry on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, peaking at number eight. A steady seller, it reached gold status in the US and produced three of Tamia's commercially most successful singles, including her only US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top ten hit single " Stranger in My House". In 2001, ''A Nu Day'' was nominated in the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year category at the annual Juno Awards. In 2003, Tamia appeared on the international top ten hit " Into You", a collaboration with rapper Fabolous from his second studio album '' Street Dreams'' (2003) based on her 1998 single " So into You". It reached the top five in Australia and the US and was followed by " Officially Missing You", the lead single from her third album. Initially titled ''Still'', the project was indefinitely bumped from its original August 2003 schedule after Tamia's

diagnosis and subsequent treatment. With the illness in remission, she resumed work later that year and arranged additional recording sessions to revamp parts of the album. Finally released in April 2004, ''

'' was released to generally mixed reception from music critics and debuted and peaked at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with first week sales of 71,000 copies, marking the highest-selling and highest-charting opening of Tamia's catalogue yet. In support of ''More'', Tamia was featured as a special guest on the

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, co-headlined by

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, Alicia Keys and

, which became one of the biggest concert tours of the year. In 2005, ''More'' became Tamia's third consecutive album to earn a

nomination in the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year category.

2005–2013: ''Between Friends'' and ''Beautiful Surprise''

In order to gain more creative control over future projects, Tamia left Elektra amid its merger with

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in 2005 and decided to go independent, founding her own record label Plus One Music Group. Unlike previous projects, she only consulted longtime contributor Shep Crawford to work with her on her fourth studio album. A rather intimate process, the pair met on a daily basis in an Orlando recording studio to write and produce new songs, with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins providing additional material late into the production of the album. Alluding to her working relationship with Crawford, it was eventually titled '' Between Friends'', and first released in South Africa in May 2006 in South Africa, followed by a worldwide distribution in the fourth quarter of 2006. A moderate commercial success, it number 66 on the ''Billboard'' 200, while peaking at number 2 on ''Billboard''s

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. Its first two singles, " Can't Get Enough" and " Me", both reached the top 30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In November 2009, ''Greatest Hits'', a

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, was released in South Africa. The same year, Tamia announced that she was working with Crawford to form a

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called TDK along with singers Kelly Price and Deborah Cox. Their joint album ''The Queen Project'' failed to materialize however due timing issues and label politics. In August 2012, Tamia's fifth studio '' Beautiful Surprise'' was released on Plus One and

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. The singer worked with a vast of different producers on the album, including Chuck Harmony, The Runners, and Carvin & Ivan. ''Beautiful Surprise'' earned a mixed reception from music critics and debuted at 23 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Lead single " Beautiful Surprise", co-written by Claude Kelly and

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, peaked at number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Both the single and its parent album received nominations in the Best R&B Song and Best R&B Album categories at the

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, while garnering Tamia a Soul Train Music Award nomination at the

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. In support of ''Beautiful Surprise'', Tamia joined

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during his The Single Ladies Tour from October until December 2012.

2014–present: ''Love Life'' and ''Passion Like Fire''

In August 2014, Tamia signed with Def Jam Recordings, marking her return to major label ranks. '' Love Life'', her sixth album, was completed in ten days and released on June 9, 2015, in the United States in collaboration with her own label, Plus One Music Group. A departure from her previous independent projects, she worked with a wider range of high-profile producers on its songs, including Polow da Don as well as Oak Felder and

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from duo

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as well as frequent collaborators Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and The-Dream. ''Love Life'' earned generally favorable reviews from critics, who summed it as "grown-up, worn-in R&B at its finest", and debuted at number 24 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 16,000 copies in the week ending June 14, 2015. It also debuted on top of ''Billboard''s Top R&B Albums and at number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming Tamia's highest-charting album ever on both charts, and spawned produced three singles, including lead single " Sandwich and a Soda" and follow-up “

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” both of which reached the top twenty on ''Billboard''s Adult R&B Songs. '' Passion Like Fire'', Tamia's seventh album, was released in September 2018 through Plus One, 21 Entertainment, and eOne Music. A breakaway from her previous album, the singer worked with a smaller team of collaborators on the album, involving longtime contributors Lil Ronnie, Shep Crawford and

. While critical reception was generally lukewarm, the album debuted at number 145 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, becoming her lowest-charting album yet, also reaching number 17 on Top R&B Albums chart. Its release was preceded by the singles " Leave It Smokin'" and "Today I Do", the former of which became her biggest hit in years, peaking at number two on ''Billboard''s Adult R&B Songs. In support of the album, Tamia embarked on the Passion Like Fire Tour which launched on September 18, 2018, and visited most of the major US cities. In 2019, she was awarded the Soul Music Icon Award at the fourth annual Black Music Honors.

Personal life

Singer Anita Baker introduced Tamia to American basketball player

through a blind date in Detroit, Michigan in 1996. After a courtship of about three years, the pair eventually married on July 24, 1999, in a private reception in

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. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. John H. Grant, Hill's cousin, and attended by 250 guests. The couple initially resided in Detroit, but later relocated to

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when Hill left the Detroit Pistons to sign with the

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team. Their first daughter, Myla Grace, was born on January 23, 2002. A second daughter Lael Rose Hill followed on August 9, 2007. In 2003, amid the recording of her third album ''More'', doctors at

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diagnosed Tamia with

, a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged, after she had been experiencing mystifying bouts of

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and numbness in her hands, feet and legs. While the music project was indefinitely bumped from its original August 2003 schedule, the singer went into subsequent treatment, using

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to help delay the onset of more severe symptoms. Diagnosed early, the illness has since been in

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though she has occasional but controllable symptoms.

Discography

* '' Tamia'' (1998) * '' A Nu Day'' (2000) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Between Friends'' (2006) * '' Beautiful Surprise'' (2012) * '' Love Life'' (2015) * '' Passion Like Fire'' (2018)

Tours

;Headlining *1998 Tour *A Nu Day Tour *2005 Tour *Between Friends Tour *Beautiful Surprise Tour *Love Life Tour *Passion Like Fire Tour ;Co-headlining *The Queen Project *Soul Summer Concert Series ;Opening act *

*Single Ladies Tour

Awards and nominations

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" (with

and Gladys Knight) ,

, , - , " You Put a Move on My Heart" (with Quincy Jones) , Best Female R&B Vocal Performance , , - , " Slow Jams" (with Quincy Jones, Babyface, Barry White and Portrait) ,

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, , - ,

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, - , 2000 , "Spend My Life with You" (with Eric Benét) , Outstanding Song , ;

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, , Breakthrough Artist of the Year , , - , ''Tamia'' , R&B/Soul Recording of the Year , , - ,

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, '' Officially Missing You'' , R&B/Soul Recording of the Year , , - ,

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, ''More'' , R&B/Soul Recording of the Year , ; Soul Train Music Awards , - ,

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References

External links

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YouTube
; Interviews
Interview with Al Sharpton on AskDoctorV.com (April 25, 2007)

Tamia Talks New Album, Beyonce, and Country Music
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